{"id":235279,"date":"2019-10-02T17:05:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T12:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=235279"},"modified":"2019-10-02T17:05:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T12:05:54","slug":"junaid-khan-also-turned-down-aashiqui-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/junaid-khan-also-turned-down-aashiqui-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Junaid Khan Also Turned Down Lead Role in Aashiqui 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Talented Pakistani actor and singer Junaid Khan has revealed that he was offered a lead role in famous Bollywood film <strong><em>Aashiqui 2<\/em><\/strong> a few years ago. Junaid was speaking on Shaista Lodhi\u2019s digital show <em>Gupshup with Shaista<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Shaista\u2019s question that whether he was ever offered a film in Bollywood, Junaid Khan said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI was asked about it, definitely. At that point, two to three actors from Pakistan were also asked [to do the role].\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/junaid-khan-reveals-why-he-doesnt-post-family-photos-online-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Junaid Khan Reveals Why He Doesn&#8217;t Post Family Photos Online [Video]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The \u2018<strong><em>Bin Roye<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 star mentioned that Mahesh Bhatt was looking for a new face from Pakistan that has a bit of background in acting and music as well, and is not known in India, Junaid added.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old actor revealed that producers of the film had thrown an online competition \u2018who is going to be the next Aashiqui star.\u2019<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI and two to three other Pakistani actors were approached, but somehow, things could not be finalized.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/junaid-khan-and-mansha-pasha-will-play-the-leads-in-kahay-dil-jidhar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Junaid Khan and Mansha Pasha Will Play The Leads in &#8220;Kahay Dil Jidhar&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>He admitted regretting the missed opportunity because the film was acclaimed internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Starring two new faces, Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor in the pivotal roles, the <strong><em>Aashiqui 2<\/em><\/strong> was released in April 2013. The movie earned US$25 million during its entire theatrical run.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch his full interview here:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-pzetsfa1gws\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-pzetsfa1gws\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/PzeTsfA1gws?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/PzeTsfA1gws?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/shamoon-abbasi-was-almost-cast-with-priyanka-chopra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shamoon Abbasi Was Almost Cast With Priyanka Chopra [Video]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Besides Junaid Khan, it&#8217;s a widely known fact that Imran Abbas was offered the lead male role in <strong><em>Aashiqui 2.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> He was actually the <a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/1818832\/4-regret-rejecting-aashiqui-2-ram-leela-imran-abbas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">first choice for the film<\/a>. The <strong><em>Creature 3D<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0actor also revealed that he had turned down <strong><em>Ram Leela<\/em><\/strong>, the film that gave us &#8216;<em>DeepVeer<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>Much like Junaid Khan, Imran Abbas also regrets turning down the opportunity to play the lead in <strong><em>Aashiqui 2<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talented Pakistani actor and singer Junaid Khan has revealed that he was offered a lead role in famous Bollywood film Aashiqui 2 a few years ago. Junaid was speaking on Shaista Lodhi\u2019s digital show Gupshup with Shaista. In response to Shaista\u2019s question that whether he was ever offered a film in Bollywood, Junaid Khan said: \u201cI was asked about it, [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/junaid-khan-also-turned-down-aashiqui-2\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":235280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2199,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-235279","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"Two more Pakistani actors were also offered the role.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Junaid-Khan-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Junaid-Khan-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Junaid-Khan.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Raza Rizvi","categories_name":["Featured","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Junaid Khan Also Turned Down Lead Role in Aashiqui 2","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2199,1297&exclude=235279","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235279"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=235279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}